Wyden, Eshoo Tell DOJ to Back Off on Encryption, Facebook Request
DOJ should stop requesting government back doors and “discouraging” online encryption, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., wrote Attorney General William Barr Thursday, citing Barr’s request that Facebook forgo end-to-end encryption across its services (see 1910040035). “Your…
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proposal will not meaningfully address the problem of [child sexual abuse imagery], because illegal content will simply move to the dark web and to foreign commercial providers that are beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement, while exposing millions of law-abiding Americans to new cybersecurity threats from stalkers, hackers and other criminals,” they wrote Barr. DOJ didn’t comment.